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Parkfield House Esplanade Road Paignton Devon TQ3 2NR

P/2009/0983Major Regulation 4 Application - TorbayApproved
Full

Approved on 26 November 2009

Council decision: ApprovalPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolish nursery buildings. Replace with new build 'My Place' building containing indoor sports hall, associated changing and toilet facilities, cafe/internet areas, recording and sensory rooms. Outdoor facilities to include BMX and skate board tracks, on site car parking and landscaping. Renovation and change of use to Parkfield House from Council offices to 30 bed youth hostel for new 'My Place' building. Landscaping to existing grounds.

Received
24 September 2009
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
10
Ward
Preston
  1. Received24 Sep
  2. Validated24 Sep
  3. Consult.5 Nov
  4. Target
  5. Decided26 Nov

Decided in 63 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Parkfield House Esplanade Road Paignton Devon TQ3 2NR. Torbay has handled 2,035 applications of this type. This one was decided in 63 days, 7 days longer than Torbay's typical decision time. The site is in the Polsham Park conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 21 applications across Preston. We hold 1,005 applications in total for the TQ3 postcode area.

84% of full applications at Torbay Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
TQ3 2NR
Application type
Major Regulation 4 Application - Torbay
Scale / size
Large

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 September 2009
Consultation expiry
5 November 2009
Consultation start
15 October 2009
Consultation end
5 November 2009
Committee meeting
23 November 2009

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr R Cord Kensington Co Urt Woodwater Park Pynes Hill Exeter Devon EX2 5TY

Publicity

Last advertised
2 October 2009
Site notice start
2 October 2009

Additional information

Documents
102

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: PolshamPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Garden House to North of ParkfieldOn this site · +3 more
  • Article 4 direction: PolshamPart of the site
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1974.011Part of the site
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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